idiom
idiom - idiom, ustálené spojení
BrE
/'ɪdiəm/
AmE
/'ɪdiəm/

noun - a phrase that has a different meaning from the meaning of the individual words which it consists of

 
investment - investice
BrE
/ɪn'vestmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'vestmənt/

noun - the money you put in a business, real estate, etc. in order to make profit in the future

tombstone
tombstone - náhrobní kámen
BrE
/'tu:mstəʊn/
AmE
/'tu:mstoʊn/

noun - a stone on a grave, it usually has an inscription with the name of the dead person etc.

muscle
muscle - sval
BrE
/'mʌsl/
AmE
/'mʌsl/

noun - a part of the body that can be tightened and relaxed in order to make the body move

meal
meal - jídlo (denní)
BrE
/'mi:l/
AmE
/'mi:l/

noun - the time when people eat or the food that is eaten at this time (e.g. lunch, dinner, breakfast)

salt
salt - sůl
BrE
/'sɔ:lt/
AmE
/'sɔ:lt/

noun - a white substance that is used in cooking in order to preserve food or to improve the taste, it is present in the water of the seas and oceans

 
Hufflepuff - Mrzimor
BrE
/'hʌflpʌf/
AmE
/'hʌflpʌf/

noun - (Harry Potter) one of the four houses at Hogwarts, the one that has a badger in as a symbol, the one that Cedric Diggory and Susan Bones belong to

INTERMEDIATE

Jak napsat anglický životopis

Roman Svozílek | 7. 11. 2018 | komentáře: 46

Článek z našeho kurzu obchodní angličtiny o tom, jak by měl vypadat anglický životopis.

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Rady pro Au-Pair

Lenka | 29. 6. 2011 | komentáře: 20

Chystáte se jako Au-Pair do Anglie či jiné země? Co všechno byste měli vědět, na co byste si měli dát pozor, co můžete očekávat. Pokračování článku »
mouse
mouse - myš (k počítači)
BrE
/'maʊs/
AmE
/'maʊs/

noun - a device that is used to control computer programs, you hold it in your hand and move it in the direction you want the cursor on the screen to move

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Come on, girls! aneb dvojjazyčná rodina s předškoláky

Franta K. Barták | 8. 11. 2016 | komentáře: 19

Mohou čeští rodiče v Čechách vychovávat své dítě dvojjazyčně? Mohou, dokonce i více dětí. Jak vyrůstá dítě s dvěma jazyky? Jak roste jazyk s dítětem, které nakonec překoná svého učitele – rodiče?

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musical chairs - škatulata hejbejte se
BrE
/ˌmju:zɪkl'tʃeəz/
AmE
/ˌmju:zɪkl'tʃerz/

noun - a game played by children at parties etc. There are chairs (the number of players minus one) and the players are walking or dancing around the chairs. When the music suddenly stops, they have to sit down. The person who doesn't find a chair is out. One chair is taken away and the music continues. This is repeated until there is only one player left

 
timbre - barva (hlasu či tónu)
BrE
/'tɪmbə/
AmE
/'tɪmbər/

noun - the quality or color of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume

corset
corset - korzet (dámský)
BrE
/'kɔ:sət/
AmE
/'kɔ:rsət/

noun - a piece of tight-fitting underwear that covers the trunk and was worn by women especially in the past

chimney stack
chimney stack - komín (na střeše)
BrE
/'tʃɪmniˌstæk/
AmE
/'tʃɪmniˌstæk/

noun - the part of a chimney that extends above the roof of a building, typically made of brick or stone